I Shot The Sheriff [Live] (1975) - Bob Marley & The Wailers Chords
Tempo:
172.75 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
C#m
D
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [F#m] [A]
[C#m] [B] [F#m] [B]
[A] [Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [A]
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[E] [C#] [B] [F#m]
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[Bm] [G]
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[D]
All [C#m] around and [F#m] miles down, [F#] [D] they're [C#m] trying to track me [F#m] down.
[D] They say they [C#m] want to bring me [F#m] in to the team, [D]
for the [C#m] life of a [F#m]
deputy.
[D] For the life [C#m] of a deputy.
[F#m] But I said, [E] [C#m] [B]
[F#m]
I shot in the shower,
[Bm] I swear [F#m]
it wasn't self-reliance.
It was a shot in the shower, [Bm] and then [A] Sarah came back and got me tied [F#m] up in the rope.
[D] [C#m] Sarah John Brown [F#m] always said to me, [D] [C#m] for what I [F#m] don't know,
[D] every time [C#m] I plant [F#m] a seed,
He [D] said, kill [C#m] them before [F#m]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m] they grow.
And so [B]
[C#] [Bm] I [F#m]
shot Sarah, [Bm] but I [Am] didn't shoot [F#m] no deputy.
It was I shot Sarah, [Bm] but I [A] didn't [F#m] shoot no deputy.
[Em] [D] Freedom [C#m] came my way [F#m] one day, [D] and I [C#m] started out [A] of [F#m] town.
[C#m]
[D] All [C#m] of a sudden I [F#m] saw Sheriff John Brown, [D] he was [C#m] aiming to shoot [F#m] I down.
[D] So I shot, [C#m] yes I shot, [F#m] shot him down.
And I said, [B]
[A]
bye bye bye, I shot the sheriff, [D] but I [A] didn't shoot the deputy.
[E] [F#m] It was I shot the sheriff, [Bm] but I [E] didn't shoot no deputy.
[F#m]
[E] [F#m]
[C#] [D] Replaces [C#m] are
[F#m] of me,
[D] and what [C#m] is to me, [F#m] my duty.
[D] Every day [C#m] the bucket [F#m] goes to the well.
I [D] say, one [C#m] day the bottom [F#m] will drop out.
[D] [E]
[F#m]
And so, [C#m]
and [Bm] so, [F#m] I ended it.
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[D]
All [C#m] around and [F#m] miles down, [F#] [D] they're [C#m] trying to track me [F#m] down.
[D] They say they [C#m] want to bring me [F#m] in to the team, [D]
for the [C#m] life of a [F#m]
deputy.
[D] For the life [C#m] of a deputy.
[F#m] But I said, [E] [C#m] [B]
[F#m]
I shot in the shower,
[Bm] I swear [F#m]
it wasn't self-reliance.
It was a shot in the shower, [Bm] and then [A] Sarah came back and got me tied [F#m] up in the rope.
[D] [C#m] Sarah John Brown [F#m] always said to me, [D] [C#m] for what I [F#m] don't know,
[D] every time [C#m] I plant [F#m] a seed,
He [D] said, kill [C#m] them before [F#m]
[D] [C#m]
[F#m] they grow.
And so [B]
[C#] [Bm] I [F#m]
shot Sarah, [Bm] but I [Am] didn't shoot [F#m] no deputy.
It was I shot Sarah, [Bm] but I [A] didn't [F#m] shoot no deputy.
[Em] [D] Freedom [C#m] came my way [F#m] one day, [D] and I [C#m] started out [A] of [F#m] town.
[C#m]
[D] All [C#m] of a sudden I [F#m] saw Sheriff John Brown, [D] he was [C#m] aiming to shoot [F#m] I down.
[D] So I shot, [C#m] yes I shot, [F#m] shot him down.
And I said, [B]
[A]
bye bye bye, I shot the sheriff, [D] but I [A] didn't shoot the deputy.
[E] [F#m] It was I shot the sheriff, [Bm] but I [E] didn't shoot no deputy.
[F#m]
[E] [F#m]
[C#] [D] Replaces [C#m] are
[F#m] of me,
[D] and what [C#m] is to me, [F#m] my duty.
[D] Every day [C#m] the bucket [F#m] goes to the well.
I [D] say, one [C#m] day the bottom [F#m] will drop out.
[D] [E]
[F#m]
And so, [C#m]
and [Bm] so, [F#m] I ended it.
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Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
All [C#m] _ around and [F#m] miles down, _ [F#] _ _ _ [D] they're _ [C#m] trying to track me [F#m] down.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] They say they [C#m] want to bring me [F#m] in to the _ team, _ [D]
for the [C#m] life of a _ [F#m]
deputy. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] For the life [C#m] of a deputy.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ But I said, _ [E] _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I shot in the shower, _
[Bm] _ _ _ I swear [F#m] _
_ _ it _ wasn't self-reliance.
_ _ _ _ It was a shot in the shower, _ [Bm] _ _ and then [A] Sarah came back and got me tied [F#m] up in the _ rope. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] Sarah John Brown _ [F#m] always said to me, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] for what I [F#m] don't know, _ _ _
_ _ [D] every time [C#m] I plant [F#m] a seed, _ _ _ _
He [D] said, kill [C#m] them before _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [F#m] they grow. _ _ _
And so _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [C#] _ [Bm] _ I [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ shot Sarah, [Bm] _ _ _ but I [Am] didn't shoot [F#m] no deputy. _ _
_ It _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was I shot Sarah, _ [Bm] _ _ _ but I [A] didn't _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] shoot no deputy. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [D] Freedom _ _ [C#m] came my way [F#m] one day, _ _ _ _ [D] and I _ [C#m] started out [A] of [F#m] town.
_ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [D] _ All [C#m] of a sudden I [F#m] saw _ Sheriff John Brown, [D] he was [C#m] aiming to shoot [F#m] I down. _ _ _
[D] So I shot, _ [C#m] yes I shot, [F#m] shot him down. _
And I said, _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ bye bye bye, I shot the sheriff, _ [D] but I _ [A] didn't shoot the deputy.
[E] _ [F#m] _ It _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ was I shot the sheriff, _ [Bm] _ _ _ but I [E] didn't shoot no deputy.
[F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[C#] _ [D] Replaces _ _ [C#m] are _
_ _ [F#m] of me, _ _ _
_ _ [D] and what [C#m] is to me, [F#m] my duty. _ _ _
_ _ [D] Every day [C#m] the bucket _ [F#m] goes to the well. _
I [D] say, one [C#m] day the bottom [F#m] will drop out. _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
And so, _ _ _ [C#m] _
and [Bm] so, _ [F#m] _ I ended it. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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All [C#m] _ around and [F#m] miles down, _ [F#] _ _ _ [D] they're _ [C#m] trying to track me [F#m] down.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] They say they [C#m] want to bring me [F#m] in to the _ team, _ [D]
for the [C#m] life of a _ [F#m]
deputy. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] For the life [C#m] of a deputy.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ But I said, _ [E] _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I shot in the shower, _
[Bm] _ _ _ I swear [F#m] _
_ _ it _ wasn't self-reliance.
_ _ _ _ It was a shot in the shower, _ [Bm] _ _ and then [A] Sarah came back and got me tied [F#m] up in the _ rope. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] Sarah John Brown _ [F#m] always said to me, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] for what I [F#m] don't know, _ _ _
_ _ [D] every time [C#m] I plant [F#m] a seed, _ _ _ _
He [D] said, kill [C#m] them before _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [F#m] they grow. _ _ _
And so _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [C#] _ [Bm] _ I [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ shot Sarah, [Bm] _ _ _ but I [Am] didn't shoot [F#m] no deputy. _ _
_ It _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was I shot Sarah, _ [Bm] _ _ _ but I [A] didn't _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] shoot no deputy. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [D] Freedom _ _ [C#m] came my way [F#m] one day, _ _ _ _ [D] and I _ [C#m] started out [A] of [F#m] town.
_ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [D] _ All [C#m] of a sudden I [F#m] saw _ Sheriff John Brown, [D] he was [C#m] aiming to shoot [F#m] I down. _ _ _
[D] So I shot, _ [C#m] yes I shot, [F#m] shot him down. _
And I said, _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ bye bye bye, I shot the sheriff, _ [D] but I _ [A] didn't shoot the deputy.
[E] _ [F#m] _ It _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ was I shot the sheriff, _ [Bm] _ _ _ but I [E] didn't shoot no deputy.
[F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[C#] _ [D] Replaces _ _ [C#m] are _
_ _ [F#m] of me, _ _ _
_ _ [D] and what [C#m] is to me, [F#m] my duty. _ _ _
_ _ [D] Every day [C#m] the bucket _ [F#m] goes to the well. _
I [D] say, one [C#m] day the bottom [F#m] will drop out. _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
And so, _ _ _ [C#m] _
and [Bm] so, _ [F#m] _ I ended it. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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